ORDER

D.S. Tripathi, President—This appeal under Section 41 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has been preferred against the impugned judgment and order dated 30.12.2021 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Haridwar (in short “The District Commission”) in consumer complaint No. 179 of 2020; Sh. Sandeep Kumar, Advocate Vs. Manager, Jaya Maxwell Hospital and another, whereby the consumer complaint was allowed ex-parte and the appellant and respondent No. 2, who were opposite parties to the consumer complaint before the District Commission, were directed to refund sum of Rs. 600/- (charges of ultrasound report) to respondent No. 1 – complainant, besides to pay Rs. 5,00,000/- towards mental & physical agony and Rs. 10,000/- towards counsel fee & litigation expenses. In addition to above, the appellant and respondent No. 2 were also directed to pay an amount of Rs. 20,00,000/- each to respondent No. 1 – complainant towards special compensation.

2. The facts of the case, in brief, as stated in the consumer complaint, are that Smt. Neetu, wife of respondent No. 1 – complainant (Sh. Sandeep Kumar, Advocate), was carrying four months’ pregnancy. The complainant’